Trump update: Rep. Lee wants Bannon booted from the NSC

Updated 2:13 pm, Thursday, February 2, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 29: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) accepts the Elizabeth Taylor Legislative Leadership Award at the AIDSWatch 2016 Positive Leadership Award Reception at the Rayburn House Office Building on February 29, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation) less

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 29: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) accepts the Elizabeth Taylor Legislative Leadership Award at the AIDSWatch 2016 Positive Leadership Award Reception at the Rayburn House Office Building on ... more

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White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon looks on as President Donald Trump meets with Senate and House legislators, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, February 2, 2017.

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon looks on as President Donald Trump meets with Senate and House legislators, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, February 2, 2017.

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Trump update: Rep. Lee wants Bannon booted from the NSC

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Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee wants Stephen Bannon, the White House chief strategist, booted from his permanent position on the National Security Council, an unprecedented appointment by President Trump.

“By placing Steve Bannon - a man who has promoted the alt-right and white nationalism - at the center of our nation’s most senior diplomatic and intelligence council, President Trump has placed our national security in grave danger,” Lee said in a letter addressed to Trump. “There is no place for such inexperience and bigotry at the center of America’s national security apparatus.”

The letter sent to the president outlined concerns and called for the immediate removal of Bannon. The letter also included:

•Leaders from the Congressional Quad-Caucus — including the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus - joining Lee in signing the letter.

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